Which to use
“votado” and “votan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,200
- “votado” frequency rank
- #11,692
- “votan” frequency rank
- 19892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votado | votan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de votar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de votar. |
Where the eye mixes votado and votan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: votado vs votan
A purely visual mix-up. votado ([boˈt̪að̞o]) and votan ([ˈbot̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votado is recorded at frequency rank #8,200, classified as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪að̞o]. votan is at rank #11,692, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbot̪ãn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19892, this pair ranks #261,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of votado vs votan
Shared letters: aotv. Private to "votado": d. Private to "votan": n.
"votado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "votan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "votado" and "votan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "votado" vs "votan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "votado" and "votan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "votado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votado" and "votan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votaban vs votan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #261,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.